Fall of Rome Books

How Rome Fell
A short review of How Rome Fell, by Adrian Goldsworthy, one of those versatile competent historical writers who really know their military history.

The Fall of Roman Empire
Review of Peter Heather's The Fall of the Roman Empire - A New History of Rome and the Barbarians. Heather argues there were many factors involved in the fall of Rome.

AD 410 The Year That Shook Rome
Review of AD 410 The Year That Shook Rome. Note that this book is highlighting 410 rather than Gibbon's preferred A.D. 476. Find out why.

The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire
Review of The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire, by Alessandro Barbero.

Fall of Rome Books
Fall of Rome books from the 21st century worth reading.

Battle That Stopped Rome
If you're trying to understand what we know of the Teutoberg Forest disaster in A.D. 9, when three Roman legions were annihilated by German tribes, or you are looking for background on the opening scene of the movie Gladiator, Peter S. Wells' very clearly written The Battle That Stopped Rome - Emperor Augustus, Arminius, and the Slaughter of the...